Archive image from page 159 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 354 COLOR COLORADO three of the latter lie between the sis original colors, the result will be a circle of twenty-four divisions, having the effect of a rainbow. This wil
Archive image from page 159 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 354 COLOR COLORADO three of the latter lie between the sis original colors, the result will be a circle of twenty-four divisions, having the effect of a rainbow. This will perfectly illustrate the principle of color harmony and color discord. Besides WITHBLftCK WITHVUHITE CLEAR COLOR OLD GOLD SULPHUR YELLOW OCHRE 5TRAW Y. COLD Y. BURNT ORANGE SALMON ORANGE. TERRA COTTA 5HRIMPR SCARLET CARDINAL PINK Red MAROON CRIMSON PLUM LAC MAGENTA DARK B. PLUM LILAC PUFPLE LOGWOOD VIOLET LAC VIOLET INDICO V. BLUE ULTRAM? 523. Color phases in flowers. the opposing colors which harmonize by contrast, there are neighboring colors which hiirmonize by analogy or harmony. For instance, any four or tive colors lying side by side in the circle are bound together harmoni- ously by reason of their near relationship. Therefore, all these four or five colors may be combined —and na- ture does combine them —with esthetic results. But skip over four of the colors and attempt a combination of the first and sixth, and the result will prove adiscord, the b>ad of relationship is broken, and the eye is dis- turbed by the aggressiveness of two colors between which there is evidently no bond of sympathy. It would be safe to say, therefore, that the circle demonstrates the fact that its colors situated at right angles with each other are discordant, and those lying nearly parallel with each other are harmonious. This is the theoretical side of color harmony. The practical side is scarcely different; it simply modifies the theory. Brilliant blue and orange,
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